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FAMILIES of a group of Jamaican men who have been 'missing' for several months after leaving Grand Bahama for Miami, fear they have died at sea.
#Ten men left for the US by boat between late February and early March of this year, according to a report by the Jamaica Observer newspaper.
#The paper said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jamaica had issued an urgent request for information after concerned family and friends said they had not spoken to at least five of the men since they were expected to begin their journey.
#The request said: "Unconfirmed accounts indicate that approximately 10 Jamaican men travelled from Freeport, Bahamas, to Miami, Florida, by boat on Friday, March 9, 2012. Family members of five of these missing men, have made contact with the ministry to request assistance in locating them. According to their families, no word has been received from them, since the date they were alleged to have gone on the aforementioned boat trip."
#In the meantime, the ministry is calling on other individuals who might have had family onboard the boat to contact its Diaspora and Consular Affairs Department, the Observer said. "According to the foreign ministry, individual family members have independently sought the assistance of the police in Jamaica, The Bahamas and the pertinent authorities in the United States of America as well.
"So far, these investigations have revealed no boating accident or the detention of the men in those countries," the Observer said.
Bahamas police spokesman Chryslyn Skippings said she had no information on the incidents.
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#Ten men left for the US by boat between late February and early March of this year, according to a report by the Jamaica Observer newspaper.
#The paper said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jamaica had issued an urgent request for information after concerned family and friends said they had not spoken to at least five of the men since they were expected to begin their journey.
#The request said: "Unconfirmed accounts indicate that approximately 10 Jamaican men travelled from Freeport, Bahamas, to Miami, Florida, by boat on Friday, March 9, 2012. Family members of five of these missing men, have made contact with the ministry to request assistance in locating them. According to their families, no word has been received from them, since the date they were alleged to have gone on the aforementioned boat trip."
#In the meantime, the ministry is calling on other individuals who might have had family onboard the boat to contact its Diaspora and Consular Affairs Department, the Observer said. "According to the foreign ministry, individual family members have independently sought the assistance of the police in Jamaica, The Bahamas and the pertinent authorities in the United States of America as well.
"So far, these investigations have revealed no boating accident or the detention of the men in those countries," the Observer said.
Bahamas police spokesman Chryslyn Skippings said she had no information on the incidents.
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